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UK MP: Gay Marriage Law Means There Could be Two Queens on the Throne?

March 21, 2012 – 10:00 am

The UK Sun’s associate political editor David Wooding reports: Britain could end up with two Queens on the throne if gay marriage becomes law, an MP warned last night. Tory Peter Bone claimed the new legislation would throw the monarchy into crisis. He said it would mean a lesbian Queen having a Queen consort or […]

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Bishop Harry Jackson: Maryland Marriage Alliance a "Melting Pot of Diversity"

March 21, 2012 – 9:00 am

Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Jr. in TownHall: For the last several weeks, I have been discussing the current battle over the definition of marriage with friends and parishioners. I have been amazed by a new collaboration between former political rivals in all of our urban, minority communities. The largely white religious right is literally becoming […]

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European Court of Human Rights: Same-Sex Marriage Not a Right

March 21, 2012 – 8:00 am

LifeSiteNews: The European Court of Human Rights has ruled […] homosexual “marriage” is not a right under the European Convention on Human Rights. …The decision effectively confirms the liceity under the same Convention of French law, which does not award the status of “marriage” to homosexual couples, and does not permit non-married couples to adopt […]

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NOM's Corporate Fairness Director on Ensuring Pro-Marriage Employees Treated Fairly

March 21, 2012 – 7:00 am

Jonathan Baker, director of NOM’s Corporate Fairness Project, is interviewed in this Stateline article about Washington State companies injecting themselves in the marriage debate: “… according to the [SSM] bill’s sponsor, Democratic state Senator Ed Murray, there was nothing more crucial to the legalization of gay marriage than support from high-profile businesses such as Nike […]

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PolitickerNY: "It's Special Election Day In New York"

March 20, 2012 – 5:15 pm

NOM’s efforts on behalf of David Storobin are mentioned: In various parts of New York State stretching from Brooklyn to Buffalo, voters in vacant legislative districts will elect new representatives to Albany today. The marquee race is the special election to replace former State Senator Carl Kruger. Mr. Kruger, Democrat who represented southeastern Brooklyn, resigned […]

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New Hampshire GOP Senator Breaks It Down: Democrats Who Voted for SSM Lost in 2010

March 20, 2012 – 4:00 pm

New Hampshire Republican State Senator Fenton Groen in the Concord Monitor argues that Democratic supporters of gay marriage were “turned out of office” in 2010 after voting to redefine marriage the year before: In the next few weeks the New Hampshire House and Senate will debate and vote on HB 437, the bill that will […]

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RNC Committeewoman: "Restore Traditional Marriage; Strengthen New Hampshire Families"

March 20, 2012 – 3:00 pm

Phyllis Woods, Republican National Commiteewoman for New Hampshire (Dover) writes in Foster’s Daily Democrat: In 2009, however, the Democratic-controlled legislature followed well-funded social activists from New York and Washington, D.C. down the rabbit hole of a radical agenda aimed at making gay marriage the law of the land in as many states as possible. Despite […]

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Widow of Top UK Liberal-Democrat Quits Party Over SSM

March 20, 2012 – 2:00 pm

The UK Christian Institute: The widow of a former deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats has resigned from the party after almost 50 years because of its plans to redefine marriage. In a letter printed in a Scottish national newspaper last week, Lady Joan Johnston said gay marriage was the ‘straw that has finally broken […]

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"Thousands of Muslim Women in Britain Entering Polygamous Relationships"

March 20, 2012 – 1:00 pm

If the numbers are true there could be more of a “demand” for polygamous marriage than gay marriage: An “unprecedented” number of Muslim women are inquiring about polygamy, the Islamic Sharia Council in Britain has said. Newspaper reports suggest that thousands of Muslim women in Britain are entering polygamous relationships. The news comes as the […]

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New Guide Seeks to Coach Members Of Congress on How to Come Out Pro-SSM

March 20, 2012 – 12:00 pm

As further sign of how previous arguments for redefining marriage have fallen flat, a left-leaning group that claims to be centrist is trying to circulate a new set of talking points to members of Congress hoping to coach and coax them into coming out in favor of same-sex marriage: Third Way, an influential centrist Democratic […]

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Reuters: R-74 Supporters Begin Signature Drive to Preserve Marriage

March 20, 2012 – 11:00 am

Reuters: …Preserve Marriage Washington, a coalition that opposes gay marriage, aims to collect 120,577 signatures by June 6 to place a ballot measure before voters in November seeking to repeal Washington’s law, the group said. If the group reaches that number of valid signatures by the deadline, the state’s same-sex marriage law would be put […]

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Carl Paladino: I've Lined Up Three Strong Challengers to Pro-SSM Republicans

March 20, 2012 – 10:00 am

City & State’s The Notebook blog: Four Republican senators voted for the gay marriage bill last year: Jim Alessi, Mark Grisanti, Steve Saland and Roy McDonald. And wealthy former Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino says he has lined up Republican challengers to primary three of them, challengers he would be expected to strongly support financially. […]

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Saratoga County Clerk Kathleen Marchione to Run Against Roy McDonald

March 20, 2012 – 9:00 am

The Post-Star: Saratoga County Clerk Kathleen Marchione will challenge state Sen. Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga, Saratoga County Republican Committee leaders said Saturday. …“I’m actually very excited that Kathy has decided to run,” Clifton Park Republican Chairman Brian Telesh said. …The committee recently voted unanimously to not endorse McDonald. Conservatives have criticized McDonald for his votes last […]

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Marriage Activist: New Hampshire Legislature Should Learn From History

March 20, 2012 – 8:30 am

Karen Grube, an early supporter of Prop 8, with a message to the New Hampshire legislature: In considering House Bill 437, the bill to repeal the gay marriage law passed in 2009, every member of the New Hampshire legislature needs to be reminded of why the voters elected veto-proof Republican majorities in both the House […]

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HuffPo: Democratic Top Ranks Still View SSM as "Politically Sensitive"

March 20, 2012 – 8:00 am

The Huffington Post on the split within the Democrat party over whether to put same-sex marriage in their platform: An unexpected surge in support to place same-sex marriage on the Democratic Party platform at the August convention has energized LGBT advocates and complicated an already delicate situation facing President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. …Interviews with […]

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